RIP John Updike 1932 - 2009

January 27, 2009

RIP John Updike 1932 - 2009

Born laughing, I’ve believed in the absurd,Which brought me this far; henceforth, if I can,I must impersonate a serious man.-from "Midpoint"

A literary giant has fallen and Michiko Kakutani has eulogized him here. Among his many acclaimed novels are Rabbit, Run and the The Witches of Eastwick.If your book group has yet to read Updike, now is the time.

John Updike's conventional wisdom seems to have affected a lot of people -- I see little quotes of his all over30 January 2009, 16:09 PM

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